"You still haven't made the rankings yet, your position can only be higher than mine."
Bo Saixi looked at the large golden characters on the Sky Screen and spoke calmly.
[Bo Saixi, believer of the First-Level God Sea God, High Priest of Sea God Island.
Background: Sea God Island, Sea God (acting will)]
[Fourth place on the Background Ranking, reward: one Martial Soul Evolution, soul power breaking the limit, a Third-Class Deity position, an Exclusive Attack Divine Skill, an Exclusive Defense Divine Skill]
"A Third-Class Deity position..."
Seeing the reward for fourth place, Bo Saixi lost her focus for a moment.
As the High Priest of Sea God Island, Bo Saixi herself had cleared the first eight trials of the Sea God Trial.
However, she had never obtained the Sea God's Heart.
After failing the ninth trial, she thought she had cut ties with a deity position for life.
The Sea God's Power had given Bo Saixi strength surpassing a peerless Douluo, but it had also locked away the possibility of advancing any further.
Yet today, a Third-Class Deity position had appeared right before her eyes, close enough to touch.
Warm golden light enveloped Bo Saixi, and with the injection of the Sky Screen's power, the soul power fluctuations around her grew stronger and stronger.
When her soul power reached an extreme point, a soft sound echoed out.
Then, a terrifying fluctuation erupted. Qian Daoliu, standing close by, felt his body sink as the Angel Divine Power within him was triggered once more.
"Is this the Divine Realm?"
Feeling the boundless and surging power inside her body, Bo Saixi wore a complex expression.
Soul power breaking the limit allowed her soul power to successfully break through level 100.
Reaching level 100 to become a deity meant Bo Saixi had become the undisputed strongest person in the Douluo Realm.
At the same time, a sudden enlightenment blossomed in her heart.
The Third-Class Deity position rewarded by the Sky Screen was hers to choose.
Should she become a third-class subordinate deity of the Sea God, or regain her freedom and become a brand-new second-level deity?
On one side was years of faith, and on the other was a fresh start. For a moment, Bo Saixi felt somewhat lost.
She turned her head back, only to find that Qian Daoliu had long since flown far away and was eyeing her with vigilance.
"Bo Saixi, Qian Daoliu?"
Just as the two were gazing at each other from afar, a deep, heavy voice sounded.
Hearing this voice, both of them looked over at the same time.
From the direction of the Slaughter Space, Tang Chen flew toward them with a ring of dark golden divine rings suspended behind his back.
Seeing an old friend he had not met in many years, all three of them felt a sense of unreality.
As the only three peerless Douluo on the Douluo Continent, many stories had played out between them.
Yet, with Tang Chen's disappearance and the conflicts between the factions behind them, the three of them had ultimately walked down different paths.
Now reunited, after a long silence, it was Tang Chen who first broke the somewhat heavy atmosphere.
"Long time no see. Qian Daoliu, why are you still at level 99?"
Hearing Tang Chen's teasing remark, Qian Daoliu let out a cold snort and did not pick up the conversation.
As former close friends and lifelong rivals, the complex emotions between the two could hardly be summed up in just a few words.
Seeing that Qian Daoliu did not respond, Tang Chen did not mind at all.
He looked at Bo Saixi, his face full of gentleness:
"Bo Saixi, I've become a deity, and I'm back."
"Welcome back."
Watching the two of them exchanging affectionate looks, Qian Daoliu felt completely redundant.
He was just about to leave when Tang Chen grabbed him by the shoulder and pulled him close.
"Haven't seen each other in years, and you want to run already? Let's find a place and the three of us can catch up."
Under the condensation of soul power, Qian Daoliu tried to break free, but was suppressed by the far more powerful Asura Divine Power.
Tang Chen brought her and Bo Saixi along, casually finding a small tavern and sitting down.
"Being able to walk out alive this time is truly thanks to the Sky Screen."
Looking at the enormous Sky Screen that spanned the Douluo Realm and blotted out the sky, Tang Chen was filled with emotion.
Under his recounting, Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi finally understood Tang Chen's previous experiences.
"The Asura God Position, Tang Chen, you have already surpassed me by far."
After a round of conversation, the three of them recaptured the feeling of years past.
Hearing that the deity position Tang Chen inherited was the God King Level Asura God Position, Qian Daoliu felt a bit dazed.
Now that both Tang Chen and Bo Saixi had become deities, what should Spirit Hall's next step be?
"The Sky Screen's rankings aren't finished yet, what are you worrying about?
Bo Saixi obtained a Third-Class Deity position in fourth place, and Spirit Hall's influence is even greater than Sea God Island's, you'll definitely make the rankings too."
Having been tempered through the years and having broken through to become a deity, Tang Chen had grown quite indifferent to sect influences.
He understood the lingering concerns in his old friend's heart and spoke to comfort him.
"Perhaps."
Although he knew what Tang Chen said made a lot of sense, when it concerned his own path to becoming a deity, Qian Daoliu still felt a rare trace of nervousness in his heart.
"What about you, Bo Saixi? The Sky Screen has already rewarded you with a Third-Class Deity position, why haven't you completely broken through yet?"
Even though Bo Saixi's soul power had reached level 100, there was no divine ring appearing behind her, indicating that she had not yet inherited a deity position.
"The Sky Screen told me I can choose to become a third-class subordinate deity of the Sea God, or become another Third-Class Deity."
As fellow priests of deities, Qian Daoliu instantly understood Bo Saixi's thoughts.
If it were up to him to choose, he wouldn't know what to do either.
After all, one option was years of faith, while the other was a brand-new beginning after becoming a deity.
Tang Chen, however, had no such concerns.
He had built the Clear Sky Sect himself, and step by step inherited the Asura God Position, leaving him with no deity behind him that required devotion.
As for Bo Saixi's inner conflict, Tang Chen did not understand it very well.
"It doesn't matter. Since I can choose, I don't need to rush.
Lord Sea God previously issued an oracle to investigate the Slaughter Space and have Sea God Island establish a branch on the mainland.
Once I finish carrying out the oracle, I'll make my decision."
Since Bo Saixi already had a plan, the other two stopped speaking.
However, how to establish the branch on Sea God Island was something they would certainly need to discuss carefully in the future.
"What are your plans next?"
"I'm going to find Bibi Dong."
At this, Qian Daoliu suddenly reacted and looked at Bo Saixi:
"So, did you take Bibi Dong away?"
"Of course not, why would I take her?"
Qian Daoliu supported his head, feeling a splitting headache.
Ever since he came out of closed-door cultivation, he felt he understood the world less and less.
Was this even still the Douluo Realm?
"Someone took a person right out from your Angel Domain, and you didn't sense it at all?"
Hearing Qian Daoliu finish recounting the events, Tang Chen was also taken aback.
At the very least, even though he had already become a deity now, he was not confident he could pull off such a feat.
"So, there are still hidden experts in the Douluo Realm?"
The three of them discussed it for a long time, yet still could not figure out who could possibly pull off such a thing.
"Forget it, since he didn't dare show his face, it means he still has some misgivings.
I haven't been back to the Clear Sky Sect in a long time, I need to go back and take a look, you two come with me."
"You guys go, I'm not going."
Qian Daoliu waved his hand, turning into a streak of light that instantly shot off toward the horizon.
Yet the next moment, Tang Chen's divine power erupted, dragging Qian Daoliu right back.
"Let's go, what are you standing on ceremony with me for?"
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